
Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School (1952)

Comedic stories of a gluttonous, lazy, deceitful, self-important and conceited schoolboy that was all the rage in the 1950s.
Comedic stories of a gluttonous, lazy, deceitful, self-important and conceited schoolboy that was all the rage in the 1950s.
Immensely popular Canadian series concerning the adventures of a professional lumber salvager and his friends in British Columbia.
Set in California's San Joaquin Valley, The Big Valley was what the series 'Dallas' may have looked like if it had been set in the 1870s.
Animated series featuring 'The Fab Four'
Ted Danson starred as John Becker, an extremely dedicated and very talented doctor, who tends to a medical practice in New York's Bronx. And while a brilliant doctor, he tends to fare rather less well in the traditional bedside manner stakes.
It is unlikely that any supernatural beings are more overrepresented in fiction than vampire, werewolf and ghost (although zombies are currently making a play for it). Being Human steered clear of clichés for the most part, and frequently poked fun at those it did entertain.
Short lived sketch comedy starring Eleanor Bron and John Bird
Set in the East End of London, the series followed the exploits of the officers of the fictional Sun Hill Police Station as they set about their daily task of keeping law and order.
A black mare is found with life-threatening wounds and nursed back to health by a caring family.
Classic US sitcom following the adventures of Jed Clampett and his family who, after discovering oil at the back of their Ozark ranch, pack up their things and move to Beverly Hills, much to the consternation of the local populace.
Willie has tried to make his father aware of the danger to their house from flood water, but Dad thinks that Willie's fears are excessive. Willie decides to spend all summer long building a wall to keep out the river, but his efforts are in vain.
After a road accident, an attractive girl recovers consciousness in a strange room. With her is a young man she has never seen before.
Every weekend, long-suffering referee Mr. Armistead wades into the melee to try to teach two sets of testosterone-fuelled maniacs the value of restraint, justice and fair play.
For many, Armchair Theatre was not only an essential part of Sunday night viewing in Britain throughout the 1960s, but an outstanding contributor in the history of television production.
It's title inspired by the initials of the television company that produced the series, Arthur's Treasured Volumes appears to be, if the sole surviving episode is an example, an underrated and unfairly forgotten TV gem.
Hard to believe it in this day and age but in 1970, long before the video revolution, the only way to see your favourite clips from the previous week's television was to write in to Michael Aspel.
BBC quiz show which originally was hosted by Robert Robinson and proved surprisingly durable running from 1967 to 1984.
Comedy drama about unemployed construction workers forced to seek employment in Germany.
Given the similarities in basic formats, it was initially tempting for unfair comparisons to be drawn between Babylon 5 and the various Star Trek incarnations...
A married couple's uneasy attempt to adjust to married life after years apart.
American sitcom set in a New York City Police Department police station on East 6th St in Greenwich Village.
Arguably the definitive depiction of Gotham City's legendary Dark Knight vigilante...
Based on a group of street urchins whom Conan Doyle recruited on behalf of Holmes to perform various missions, take messages, search London following clues and going to places where the detective himself could not.
Following the demise of The Monkees, NBC put four actors into oversize animal costumes, brought in Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In dancer Byron Gillian as choreographer and threw in some Hannah-Barbera cartoons...
An antiques dealer works in an informal capacity as an agent for British Diplomatic Intelligence.
Single play based on a true story about an ingenious and daring escape from a German POW camp for Allied naval officers during WW2
Courtroom drama in two parts - the first shows the police investigation and consequential arrest, while the second shows the suspects trial.
It doesn't matter how old you are, you can still make your own special dream come true if you get in touch with Wilfred Pickles.
An early outing for many of the team that would eventually form 'Monty Python', the '1948 Show' allowed the writers to indulge in a zany style of comedy that had been considered the domain of 'The Goons' for so long, but which hitherto had failed to make much headway on British television.
American war drama miniseries based on historian Stephen E. Ambrose's 1992 non-fiction book Band of Brothers. The executive producers were Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, who had collaborated on the 1998 World War II film Saving Private Ryan.